Audio Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine: June 2006 – In the company of Michael Petch

Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology March 11-14, 2006, Atlanta: Single Agent Bivalirudin Better for Acute Coronary Syndromes; Ultrafiltration vs. Diuretics in Heart Failure; Salt Substitute Lowers Blood Pressure Among High Risk Individuals in ChinaMichael Petch, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UKREFERENCE: American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session March 11-14, 2006, AtlantaMichael Petch joins Derek Thorne to talk about some more of the news from the 2006 meeting of the ACC in Atlanta. Including: – Do the results from the ACUITY study support the use of bivalirudin in all types of acute coronary syndrome? We hear from Gregg Stone, from Columbia University, New York, and Michael Lincoff, from the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio – Ultrafiltration could be an alternative to diuretics in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, according to Maria Rosa Costanzo from the Edward Hospital for Heart Failure in Naperville – Bruce Neal, of Sydney University, explains how a salt substitute lowered blood pressure in a group of high risk individuals in China